tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post7299457398910353724..comments2024-03-14T18:09:09.667-05:00Comments on Do Some Damage: Please Sir, May I Write Another?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-8408581974271170842011-08-04T09:24:49.569-05:002011-08-04T09:24:49.569-05:00Great post John, very interesting. Looking froward...Great post John, very interesting. Looking froward to your upcoming novel.Sean Patrick Reardonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14051252366031997054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-67541343220221956732011-08-03T15:22:54.872-05:002011-08-03T15:22:54.872-05:00btw Charlie Huston wrote a post last year along th...btw Charlie Huston wrote a post last year along these same lines.<br /><br /><a href="http://pulpnoir.com/?cat=27" rel="nofollow">BLACK HOLES</a>Steve Weddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03876211586767139613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-4954026311693021112011-08-03T14:44:40.187-05:002011-08-03T14:44:40.187-05:00Patti, I'm reading the book Fire and Rain now ...Patti, I'm reading the book <i>Fire and Rain</i> now about the music business in 1970 and there are some great quotes from Bill Graham about going from hiring musicians to making deals with corporations. <br /><br />Maybe it's different in the US with so many networks and cable networks. The whole TV business seems young in Canada and we only have the CBC and two other companies. <br /><br />Thanks Keith. I don't know if this TV show will go anywhere, but I do have a new book coming out next year (should be around February).John McFetridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442198820998606682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-59991667610258201332011-08-03T09:25:30.003-05:002011-08-03T09:25:30.003-05:00Perhaps every generation or clump of them have fel...Perhaps every generation or clump of them have felt this way, but it's never been more difficult. Not just writing, but life. I truly believe this. And I blame most of it, including the current publishing problems, on our willingness to allow huge corporations to call all the shots--what we eat, read, drive, and on and on. I thought with cable we would be able to find small shows that cater to more tastes, but instead they just go after the big piece of pie too.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-18658144047919165792011-08-03T09:20:43.605-05:002011-08-03T09:20:43.605-05:00I try to live a good life so that I won't have...I try to live a good life so that I won't have to come back as a TV writer. Damn that sounds so difficult. I muchly like writing whatever the heck I want to whenever the heck I want, then editing and re-tooling, then sending it off when I'm done. I dunno, but writing for TV sounds like too much work for me.Steve Weddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03876211586767139613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-45174044747968369752011-08-03T08:31:14.647-05:002011-08-03T08:31:14.647-05:00I've already walked away from worrying about a...I've already walked away from worrying about a publishing contract. I can't imagine how I'd react to the pain in the ass that movies and TV must be.<br /><br />One of my favorite Raymond Chandler lines isn't from a book. When asked about writing for Hollywood (Chandler wrote the screenplay for DOUBLE INDEMNITY, among others), Chandler said, "Had I not been so good a writer, they would not have asked me. Had I been a better writer, I would not have gone."<br /><br />No offense to anyone currently working for TV or movies, but I think that sums up the frustrations as well as anything I've read.Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-43399524916298506322011-08-03T07:14:40.790-05:002011-08-03T07:14:40.790-05:00Wow, John, but your description of the process sur...Wow, John, but your description of the process sure makes writing for tv seem not very fulfilling. Do you find that aspect liveable enough to see yourself doing that type of writing for a long while? Was writing novels more or less fulfilling? Do you feel that you had to make a few too many concessions while writing the novels?<br /><br />If it is in any way a motivating factor, I am a big fan of your novels. They were entertaining, fun, and complex. I also watched and enjoyed The Bridge, and was looking forward to more. I'll be there to try whatever this tv project turns out to be!<br /><br />Out of curiosity, do you have a contract for a new novel? I sure hope so....Keith Logannoreply@blogger.com